#306 - Happy Enemies

Great Feng, the main office of the Watchmen.

Several three-courtyard compounds were connected together, with pavilions and buildings standing tall. Watchmen in black uniforms and copper gongs hurried in and out, their expressions serious.

Unlike the magnificent and sprawling Mirror Hanging Department's headquarters, the Watchmen's office was much smaller.

After all, the latter did not have as many responsibilities as the former, and the number of people and scale were naturally slightly inferior.

However, the couplet engraved on the two pillars of the gate was quite imposing—

Evil and wickedness end here, the watchman's gong illuminates the night.

Tsk tsk, look at these people.

Recalling the sentence in front of the Mirror Hanging Department, "Killing the grass is not my wish, only to serve the Emperor with this life," Wei Changtian immediately felt that the levels of these two "special service agencies" were different.

One is to eliminate evil in the world, and the other is to consolidate imperial power.

Obviously, the original intention of establishing the Mirror Hanging Department was not as "noble" as the other.

However, since the Mirror Hanging Department has now basically lost its role of "protecting imperial power" and has completely become Wei's private force, this sentence has also become a decoration.

He sighed secretly in his heart, and moved his gaze to the few people standing in front of the black gate.

Before Wei Changtian could speak, the leading man took a step forward and introduced himself:

"Young Master Wei, I am Pei Dajun, the Deputy Commander of the Watchmen."

"The Young Master is willing to help us subdue Yama. On behalf of the millions of people in Fengyuan, I would like to thank the Young Master."

“ . ”

Deputy Commander, the second-in-command of the Watchmen.

Wei Changtian nodded and replied with a smile:

"Master Pei, don't rush to thank me. Now let's discuss how to subdue that monster."

"Yes, Young Master Wei, Your Highness Princess, please come inside."

Pei Dajun stepped aside, and at the same time cupped his hands to Li Wutong, who had no expression on her face.

He adjusted his emotions, and was about to briefly introduce the basic situation of the Watchmen to Wei Changtian, but Li Wutong suddenly opened his mouth at this moment:

"Young Master Wei, how does my Great Feng Watchmen compare to your Great Ning Mirror Hanging Department?"

"There's nothing to compare."

Wei Changtian didn't even look at Li Wutong.

"Hmph! I'm afraid you don't dare to compare, right?"

Seeing that Wei Changtian didn't take the bait, Li Wutong whispered a few words to save face, then bit her lip and stopped talking.

Everyone, including Pei Dajun, didn't know what to say when they saw the two of them like this, and at the same time they became more and more puzzled.

Huh? Why is Young Master Wei so indifferent to Her Highness the Princess?

Could it be that the two of them were not flirting before, but really had some grudges?

Or is it... what is that word called?

Someone frowned and thought hard for a long time, then suddenly his eyes lit up, as if he had finally seen through the relationship between Wei Changtian and Li Wutong.

Happy rivals!

Yes! It's happy rivals!

Half an hour later.

Although Wei Changtian agreed to take action to kill the monster named Yama, this matter was not so easy to do.

First of all, how to allow Wei Changtian to face this monster directly is a problem.

According to previous experience, the time, location, and target of this thing's crimes are completely random. Therefore, it is undoubtedly unrealistic to wait for it, and it can only be lured to show up in some way.

In this regard, the Watchmen have already formulated a complete plan.

The general idea is to concentrate the young boys and girls in Fengyuan City as much as possible in a small area, and then set up countless hidden posts in this area, constantly monitoring any disturbances in it.

In this way, as long as the monster kills someone, the Watchmen can immediately detect it, and then immediately notify Wei Changtian, who is also ambushing nearby, and then the latter will take action to kill the monster.

The whole plan sounds very simple, but it is difficult for the murderer to fall into this trap if he is a human being.

But fortunately, this monster doesn't seem to have much IQ, and doesn't have the ability to "counter-reconnaissance".

Sixty years ago, the Watchmen used this method to successfully lure the monster to show up, and now it seems that it should also work.

“ . ”

"Young Master Wei, that's basically it."

"I have already arranged this matter. In about ten days, the remaining children in the city will be gathered near the Princess Mansion, and our people will also set up a dragnet around them."

"Before this, the Young Master can still walk around Fengyuan City, but after everything is arranged, I hope that the Young Master will minimize going out as much as possible."

"After all, although this monster does not have human intelligence, this matter is of great importance, and it is best to succeed once."

Pei Dajun finished speaking about the plan in detail, and finally had time to drink some tea.

Wei Changtian had been listening very carefully, so he didn't have too many questions at the moment.

To put it bluntly, it is to set up a trap with "food" as bait.

Gather all the children in the city together, and if the monster wants to eat people, it can only show up near the Princess Mansion, and then he will have the opportunity to rush to the scene in time to kill the monster.

"Master Pei, I understand the plan."

Wei Changtian pondered for a moment, then frowned: "But what if this monster just doesn't show up?"

"Young Master Wei, you can rest assured about this."

Pei Dajun replied in a deep voice: "Whether it was the Jingning Prefecture or the Huailing Prefecture, as long as there are children under the age of six in the city, this monster will definitely show up and commit crimes."

"Oh, that's good."

Wei Changtian asked thoughtfully: "Also, didn't you say that this monster can transform into a phantom? In this way, even if it is discovered, wouldn't it still be very easy for it to escape?"

"This is indeed a bit of trouble, but it takes about a hundred breaths for it to transform from solid to void, and even after transforming into a phantom, it is not traceless."

Pei Dajun replied again: "As long as the Young Master can go to the scene of the incident as soon as he receives the signal, there is a high probability that he will make it in time."

"Understood."

Wei Changtian nodded and asked the last question: "Master Pei, it is difficult to guarantee that everything is foolproof. What if we fail to kill this monster in the end?"

"This..."

Pei Dajun and the others next to him looked at each other, then replied with a wry smile: "Young Master Wei, to be honest, if we fail to kill this monster before June 15th, then nearly ten million people in Fengyuan will begin to evacuate from the city one after another."

Leaving a month's time to avoid risks?

"Understood."

Wei Changtian understood in his heart, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

On the other side, Pei Dajun also confirmed again:

"Young Master Wei, do you have anything else you want to ask?"

"Not for now... Oh, right."

Wei Changtian suddenly coughed, and asked with a strange expression: "Cough, Master Pei, do you have a Watchman named Xu Qian'an?"

"Xu Qian'an?"

Pei Dajun didn't know why Wei Changtian suddenly asked this, and after a moment of愣, he still answered truthfully: "There is no such person."

"Oh."

Wei Changtian breathed a sigh of relief, and asked again: "What about Bai Youheng?"

"This person..."

Pei Dajun's face suddenly became strange.

"We do have him."